[TruthTalk] Hyperbole (slade)

[Judy Taylor]

From: "Slade Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Repentance (teshuvah)  means a turning about and doing/traveling the opposite way. You cannot "do" sorrow -- sorrow is essence, not action. Teshuvah requires action. I know you know this already.   jt: "Blood libel?" I am not holding the Israel of today responsible for Matt 27:25 but you can not deny that this happened and that this is why Pilate at the end did not pardon Jesus, he wanted to but  Barabbas was the one they called for and that thief is the one they received back into their community in Jerusalem (where all of this took place).  Jesus asked God to forgive them (as the son of man for an example to us), also so that He would continue to be a sinless sacrifice when he went to the cross. The resurrection may not have happened had he gone to the cross holding them to their sin in judgment which was not what He came to do. He turned all judgment over to the one who judges righteously (see 1 Peter 2:23) which is also an example we are to follow.  Jesus did not bind these people to their sin by his own unforgiveness and we should not do that to others either.  However, this does not relieve them of responsibility because the righteous judgment of God says that every man will be judged according to what he has done; and this is what is further explained in Ezekiel 18.    I'm sorry, but you still believe in the blood libel.   No Slade I don't, but I do believe in the truth and accuracy of scripture. Blood libel according to a Jewish website is as follows: The blood libel, an allegation that Jews murdered non-Jews for blood to make their Passover matzahs and for use in other rituals was one of the worse DEFAMATIONS and LIBELS in history. Untruths have the potential to become popular beliefs. These trumped up accusations were combined with the delusion that Jews were not human and had recourse to special remedies and magic in order to appear like other men. The blood libel led to many massacres of Jews and Jewish trials in the Middle Ages and the "blood libel" was again revived by the Nazis and has been used by anti-Zionists to defame the Jews.   You blame the words and actions of a mob on the whole of a nation. I have no qualms putting the blame on the mob and the Sadducean leaders who incited them. I have a problem blaming the whole nation.   jt: The apostle Peter blamed them and so did Stephen a man full of the Holy Ghost, faith, and power.  Why do you take this so personally?  judyt